Library of Hadrian (Athens, Greece)
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Title
Library of Hadrian (Athens, Greece)
Subject
Library of Hadrian (Athens, Greece)--Pictorial works.
Libraries--Greece--Athens--Pictorial works.
Excavations (Archaeology)--Greece--Athens--Pictorial works.
Libraries--Greece--Athens--Pictorial works.
Excavations (Archaeology)--Greece--Athens--Pictorial works.
Description
Built ca. 135, the Library of Hadrian was a gift to the city of Athens from the Roman emperor Hadrian, who was a philhellene. The library was built across from the Roman agora (the Market of Caesar and Augustus) and down the road from the earlier Library of Pantainos.
For more information, see the University of Chicago web site: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/greece/architecture/library.html
For more information, see the University of Chicago web site: http://penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/encyclopaedia_romana/greece/architecture/library.html
Creator
Michael W. Handis
Date
December 19, 2014
Rights
Copyright Michael W. Handis, all rights reserved.
Format
jpeg
Language
English
Collection Items
Plan of the Library of Hadrian.
Two illustrations of the library.
The image that has the different areas marked also includes the tetraconch church that had been built after the library was destroyed. The drawing shows how the library was laid out. The colonnaded walkway around…
The image that has the different areas marked also includes the tetraconch church that had been built after the library was destroyed. The drawing shows how the library was laid out. The colonnaded walkway around…
Entrance to the Library of Hadrian complex.
Two photographs.
In the first, the entrance to the Library of Hadrian complex. New, quarried, white marble replaces ancient pieces that are missing.
In the second, a side view of the entrance. The Fethiye Mosque (Mosque of the Conqueror) is in…
In the first, the entrance to the Library of Hadrian complex. New, quarried, white marble replaces ancient pieces that are missing.
In the second, a side view of the entrance. The Fethiye Mosque (Mosque of the Conqueror) is in…
Close-up of peristyle column bases, Library of Hadrian
Two photographs. A peristyle surrounded the big green and large fountain area in front of the library.
The first photograph is a close-up of some of the bases of the columns of the portico in front of the library buildings.
The second…
The first photograph is a close-up of some of the bases of the columns of the portico in front of the library buildings.
The second…
View of the library proper, Library of Hadrian, with part of the portico base in the foreground.
View of the library proper. Much of what is left of the library has the remaining outer wall standing, which is reinforced with the modern support structure.
Reconstruction of the Library of Hadrian from Ancient Athens 3D
These three pictures are a reconstruction of the Library of Hadrian complex during the rule of the Roman emperor Hadrian from the Ancient Athens 3D web site.
The first image is a view of the library complex from the northwest.
The second image…
The first image is a view of the library complex from the northwest.
The second image…
Column at the entrance to the Library of Hadrian complex
Here the new marble used in the rebuilding of the entrance to the library complex is evident. New parts are added to the ancient marble, which is evident in the marble under the column base, which has a large piece of ancient-quarried marble.
Corner of pediment from the portico of the Library of Hadrian complex
This is probably part of the pediment that was over the entrance to the Library of Hadrian complex. Columned porticos with pediments above were iconic for Greek temples. Pediments were incorporated into Roman architecture, like many other aspects of…
Marble wall with the portico of the Library of Hadrian to the left and in the background
New Pentelic marble has been used to erect part of the wall that once stretched from the portico and encircled the entire complex.
Close-up of the architrave, wall surrounding the Library of Hadrian complex
There was a columned wall surrounding the entire Library of Hadrian complex. The capital is of the Corinthian order, which was was popular with the Romans. The rest of the architrave does not have any type of decoration.
Examples of brick work, portico of the Library of Hadrian complex.
Four photographs.
Though some of the examples show both ancient and modern brickwork, the Romans were well-known to use brick to build the core parts of buildings and then to add marble decorations as the final touch. Here modern and ancient brick…
Though some of the examples show both ancient and modern brickwork, the Romans were well-known to use brick to build the core parts of buildings and then to add marble decorations as the final touch. Here modern and ancient brick…